Global Golf Post, April 4, 2016

globalgolfpost com APRIL 4 2016 WOMENS PRO NOTEBOOK LPGA TOUR B recently has joined Champions Golf Club where she has deepened her friendship with U S Curtis Cup captain Robin Burke The biggest thing is Ive got somebody in my life thats more important than any golf tournament Ill ever play in or any tournament Ill ever win Lewis said I honestly never thought I would be up here saying that I never thought Id be in that position So its a little bit strange to me and thats one thing Im trying to figure out right now She has lots of places to look for help Dale and Carol Lewis are perhaps the nicest parents on the LPGA Tour and both her sisters are happily married and incredibly well adjusted In fact her oldest sister Beth Wysocki had her third child just three weeks ago Ive got a new addition to my life that has kind of changed my perspective on golf and everything really Lewis said So theres going to be some adjustment time and Im still trying to figure it out Its going to take a little time When the news conference concluded Lewis who finished T18 in the tournament walked off the stage with her eyes down her hand shaking Jeff Chilcoat her agent waited in back When she got to him Lewis broke down and wept on his shoulder That was a different Stacy Lewis one nobody outside her family had ever seen Suzann Pettersen proved once again that pain free she is perhaps the best ballstriker in the womens game She tied for 10th place after being only a shot out of the lead going into the weekend The problem With Pettersens obsessive workout regimen painfree is like spare change it comes and goes quickly They dont wear green jackets and ties Dresses and pants are fine A few wore shorts And they dont climb a spiral staircase to a secret library This year they met in a 10000 square foot tent behind the 18th green of Mission Hills Dinah Shore Tournament Course Those and many other differences make it impossible to confuse the Past Champions dinner on Monday night of the ANA Inspiration with the gathering Jordan Spieth and Billy Payne will host this coming Tuesday in Augusta But that doesnt make the evening any less special At this years affair the very first winner of the Dinah Shore Classic Jane Blalock sat with Hall of Famers Judy Rankin and Nancy Lopez Rankin won her first Dinah Shore trophy 40 years ago Lopez won her first 35 years ago and Blalock won the inaugural event in 1972 I played the course on Sunday before this years tournament and its a beast Blalock said as the wine steward came around I look at the tees where we played and where they play now and how high the rough is Its not the same game Theyre better athletes now Rankin chimed in I mean we didnt go the gym and have fitness experts and nutritionists We played golf Have you played recently Judy Lopez asked I have a new way of playing Rankin said without actually answering I dont keep score I simply count the number of solid shots I hit a round The higher the number the better you played I love that Lopez said Im going to try that at home ANA execs made a presentation during dinner and there were as many people in attendance who had never played a round in the tournament as there were past champions something a few past winners would like to see changed but the evening was no less memorable than the one theyll have at The Masters this week And defending champion Lincicome who said a few words of thanks before the entrees didnt have to pick up the tab Ariya Jutanugarn who led for most of the third round and played herself into the final group on Sunday left her driver out of the bag this week opting to hit 3 wood and 2 iron off the tees Actually this course I dont think I need driver because its pretty A Suzann Pettersen Ariya Jutanugarn

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